Shoe holding device



Jan. 1, 1952 R, DAVID 2,580,525

SHOE HOLDING DEVICE Filed June 10, 1948 floyer if. @a Via.

Patented Jan. 1, 1952 SHOE HOLDINGzDEVICEr-Z Roger flfnavidfst. ram; Minn:

Application June 10, 1948; 2Serial Nou32;195 "2':

means oi supporting a shoe during a shoe fitting,

operation.-

The object of theipresentlinventionl lies in the provision of a simpleandi efficient device fonsupporting. a shoe during .a .shoe .shininggoperationu- The device is supported upon a wall Or-similarsupport. during operation and may be; removed from position for. storagqnwhile notintuse."

A'feature of-the present invention dies in the provision of a .simple devicepapable of support ing-Ja shoe andfwl-iichz is adjustable to accommodate shoes of varying sizes. A toe portion is designed to extend into the toe of the shoe and this portion is provided with a removable capfor accommodating shoes of larger size.

A feature of the present invention lies in the provision o-f-a shoe support equippedwith a slidable element engageable within the rear portion of theshoe above the heel.- This aportion of the device is shaped somewhat similarly to, a'shoe horn and engages the rear of the-shoe tozhold' the same supported. 7 I l v Aifeature of the presentinvention residesxin theaprovision of. a ,slidensupporting the'sIidable element which maybe easilyvmanipulatedi The slide is provided with an upwardly projecting flange by means ofwhich' tlie'slidetrnay be actuated... This flange projects above the upper surface of'thesupporting arm, providing readyaocessi bilityl to.theflange for adjusting theslide.

A further feature of 'the invention lies. in the fact that the toe portion is integral with the supporting arm. This structure is simple and inexpensive, and yet stronger than constructions involving several parts secured together.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my shoe holding apparatus showing the construction thereof.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the device, the position of the section being indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the toe portion of the device, the position of the section being indicated by the line 4--4 of Figure 2. p

Figure 5 is a plan view of the wall bracket for supporting the device.

The shoe holdinghdevice is mounted 'upon a; wall bracket best illustrated in Figures ,-2;-and-5; of the drawings. This device comprises a -plate- IlI havingside flanges l i and--i2 -thereon-.-- Por ..tions 'of the plate are-recessed to accommodatetwo 'sets of :hookshaped elements. The uppermost set of elements are indicatedebymthemumerals l 5 .andcomprises twoopposed hook'shaped flanges;v bent fromuthebody of the-plate I0; I A- similarapair 01 element 5| 6 are provided DEaNthB lower end ofu the plate- IDJ Th'ese hook -shaped elements areidesigned to slidably engage'theshoe holder as-.best illustratedlin Figure 1 of the dr a wings.

The" shoe holding device includes -a su'pporting plate I! having :co-planar -side'fianges l9 which extend 'over 'theisurf ace ofthe. plated 0 and en- 1 gage beneath the hookrshaped elements- I 5 'and' l6. These flanges i9 form a parlt-ofrthecdepend ingiarm -20$at.'one1 end-oft the. shoetholding device, this being equipped withi a central rib-18? fora strengthening.spur-poses. At its upper xi tremity the -arm -m extends later'ally asindicated am] to form -"a support for the slidable heel-e gaging -eI'ementJ 2 which will be -later -desci ibed in detail.

The forwardly extending arm portion 2| merges into a downwardly and forwardly inclined portion 23 which terminates in an enlarged tapered toe portion 24. The arm portions 2| and 23 as well as the toe portion 24 is trough shaped or channel shaped in section for maximum strength. The forward end of the toe portion 24 bends downwardly as indicated at 25.

A slot 26 is provided in the horizontally extending arm portion 2l'. The heel engaging portion 22 is trough shaped or channel shaped in section and is provided with a forwardly rounded lower end 21. At its upper extremity the member 22 is provided with a horizontally extending portion 29 which fits beneath the arm portion 2|. An upwardly directed end flange 30 on the portion 29 extends through the slot 26.

A plate 3| rests upon the upper surface of the arm portion 2| on opposite sides of the slot 26. A center depressed portion 32 extends into the slot 26 into contact with the upper surface of the slide portion 29. The flange 39 extends through an aperture 33 at the end of the depressed portion 32 so as to hold the slide element 22 in proper relation to the slot 26. A rivet or other suitable means 34 connects the plate 3| to the slide portion 29. An upwardly extending flange 35 on the rear edge of the plate 3| permits this plate and the slide element 22 connected thereto to be manipulated forwardly or rearwardly.

A removable toe portion 36 is provided to overlie the toe portion 24 when the device is to be used in shoes of larger sizes. The removable toe portion 36 is trough shaped in section and is some what wider than the toe portion 24. An indentation 31 is provided in the upper portion of the toe member 36 and is engageable in an aperture 39 in the toe portion 24. A fiat thumb nut 40 is pivotally attached at 4| to a depressed portion 42 of the toe member 36. This thumb nut 40 engages through an elongated slot 43 in the toe portion 24 and may be turned at right angles as illustrated in Figures 2 and 4 of the drawings to hold the toe member 36 in place. The engagement of the thumb nut 40 through the aperture 43 and the engagement of the indentation 97 in the aperture 39 holds the toe member 36 longitudinally aligned on the forward end of the arm 23.

The operation of my device will be understood from the foregoing description. When it is desired to use the device for supporting a shoe, the depending end 20 is engaged in the bracket 10 so that the forwardly projecting arm portion 2| extends outwardly at substantially right angles to the supporting wall. If a large shoe is to be supported the toe member 36 is applied to the bottom end of the arm. The toe portion of the arm is inserted into the toe of the shoe. The heel engaging element 22 is slid forwardly and the shoe is elevated s that'this heel engaging portion is within the shoe. The element 22 is next moved rearwardly until the heel engaging portion engages within the rear end of the shoe. This action tends to twist the heel engaging element 22, causing it to bind against the laterally extending arm portion 2i. The shoe is removed from place by a reversal'of this process.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my shoe holding device, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the 4 following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A shoe holding device comprising an arm having an anchoring end, a forwardly extending horizontal portion connected to said end, a forwardly and downwardly inclined arm portion on said horizontal portion, and a toe portion on the end of said forwardly and downwardly inclined portion, said forwardly extending portion having an elongated slot therein, a heel engaging element, said heel engaging element engaging the of said heel engaging element through said slot,

and means for holding said plate in proper alignment with said slot including an upwardly directed tongue on the portion of the heel engaging element beneath said horizontal arm portion, said plate having an aperture therethrough through which said tongue is engaged.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 and including an upwardly directed flange on said plate.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 and including a depressed portion on said plate engaged in said slot.

4. The structure defined in claim 1 including a toe cap element, an elongated slot in the toe portion on said arm, and a pivotal thumb nut on said toe cap portion engageable through said slot.

- ROGER I-I. DAVID.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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